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OUTSTRIP
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Irregular inflected forms: outstripped , outstripping
I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they outstrip ... he / she / it outstrips
Past simple: outstripped
Past participle: outstripped
-ing form: outstripping
Sense 1
Meaning:
Be or do something to a greater degree
Example:
This car outperforms all others in its class
Synonyms:
exceed; outdo; outgo; outmatch; outperform; outstrip; surmount; surpass
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "outstrip" is one way to...):
beat; beat out; crush; shell; trounce; vanquish (come out better in a competition, race, or conflict)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "outstrip"):
outwear (last longer than others)
outmarch (march longer distances and for a longer time than)
shame (surpass or beat by a wide margin)
outfox (outdo someone in trickery)
out-herod (surpass someone in cruelty or evil)
outbrave (be braver than)
outweigh (be heavier than)
outrange (have a greater range than (another gun))
outshine (attract more attention and praise than others)
better; break (surpass in excellence)
outpace (surpass in speed)
outsell (be sold more often than other, similar products)
outsell (sell more than others)
outdraw (draw a gun faster, or best someone in a gunfight)
outsail (sail faster or better than)
outroar (roar louder than)
outcry; outshout (shout louder than)
outgrow (grow faster than)
beat; circumvent; outfox; outsmart; outwit; overreach (beat through cleverness and wit)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Go far ahead of
Example:
He outdistanced the other runners
Synonyms:
distance; outdistance; outstrip
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "outstrip" is one way to...):
leave behind (depart and not take along)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
